Burak Ege Bekdil

Burak Ege Bekdil was the Turkey correspondent for Defense News.


  • Turkey To Launch Space Agency in Three Months
    Turkey To Launch Space Agency in Three Months

    Ankara has drafted a will for the Turkish Space Agency that will head to the cabinet for approval before being debated by Parliament.

  • Turkish-Built Hurkus Passes EASA Test Flight
    Turkish-Built Hurkus Passes EASA Test Flight

    Back in 2004, TAI’s engineers started to design the Hurkus, a basic trainer aircraft. They are busy designing the Hurkus C, a light attack (armed) version of the aircraft. They say the Hurkus C will look like the Super Tucano in its defined mission.

  • Turkey Wants Coast Guard Aircraft
    Turkey Wants Coast Guard Aircraft

    The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) said that the aircraft would be operated by the Turkish Coast Guard.

  • Turkey Expects CH-47F Deliveries Soon
    Turkey Expects CH-47F Deliveries Soon

    Turkey’s procurement and military officials said they expect the first deliveries of the CH-47F heavy transport helicopters soon.

  • New Bomb Attack Paralyzes Life in Turkey
    New Bomb Attack Paralyzes Life in Turkey

    For the fifth time since October, another bomb has rocked one of Turkey’s two biggest cities — Istanbul and Ankara — pushing the overall death toll in recent months to nearly 200 with hundreds more injured.

  • Turkey Eyes Self-Sufficient Drone Industry
    Turkey Eyes Self-Sufficient Drone Industry

    Turkey’s procurement and industry officials are working vigorously to end their country’s dependence on drone systems and sub-systems, hoping to achieve self-sufficiency in the next few years, a target some analysts view with suspicion.

  • Bomb Attack Kills at Least 34 in Ankara
    Bomb Attack Kills at Least 34 in Ankara

    A car bomb attack Sunday evening in Ankara killed at least 34 and injured 125, including seven police officers, Turkish officials said.

  • Turkey Panel OKs $5.9 Billion in Defense Programs
    Turkey Panel OKs $5.9 Billion in Defense Programs

    Turkey’s top procurement panel, the Defense Industry Executive Committee, approved nearly $6 billion in defense programs, much of it going toward indigenous development efforts, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.

  • Pentagon Awards Contract To Sell Smart Bombs to Turkey
    Pentagon Awards Contract To Sell Smart Bombs to Turkey

    The Pentagon awarded a $682.9 million contract to sell to Turkey an unspecified quantity of smart bombs through a Foreign Military Sales scheme.

  • Turkey Grants BMC Land To Relocate, Build $430M Plant
    Turkey Grants BMC Land To Relocate, Build $430M Plant

    He said BMC will invest 1.3 billion liras (approximately $430 million) in its new plant and employ 4,000 personnel.